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The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is seeking witnesses who may be able to shed light on a sudden death on a walking trail in the east end of St. John's.

A Royal Newfoundland Constabulary cruiser keeps watch in an area of the Virginia River where a man's body was found on Tuesday evening. (Cecil Haire/CBC)

Sources confirm for CBC News that the 34-year-old man found Tuesday night in the water along the Virginia River trail was Jason English, a drug dealer who was known for run-ins with the law over a number of years.

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary said the death is not suspicious. Police said the body was discovered by someone who was passing by on the trail.